EP0689125A3 - Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array - Google Patents
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- EP0689125A3 EP0689125A3 EP95102589A EP95102589A EP0689125A3 EP 0689125 A3 EP0689125 A3 EP 0689125A3 EP 95102589 A EP95102589 A EP 95102589A EP 95102589 A EP95102589 A EP 95102589A EP 0689125 A3 EP0689125 A3 EP 0689125A3
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- G06F11/10—Adding special bits or symbols to the coded information, e.g. parity check, casting out 9's or 11's
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- G06F12/0223—User address space allocation, e.g. contiguous or non contiguous base addressing
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- G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
- G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
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- G11B20/10—Digital recording or reproducing
- G11B20/18—Error detection or correction; Testing, e.g. of drop-outs
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- G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
- G06F11/16—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware
- G06F11/20—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements
- G06F11/2053—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where persistent mass storage functionality or persistent mass storage control functionality is redundant
- G06F11/2056—Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware using active fault-masking, e.g. by switching out faulty elements or by switching in spare elements where persistent mass storage functionality or persistent mass storage control functionality is redundant by mirroring
- G06F11/2082—Data synchronisation
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
- G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
- G06F2003/0697—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers device management, e.g. handlers, drivers, I/O schedulers
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- Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
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Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
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EP03020823A EP1376329A2 (en) | 1994-06-22 | 1995-02-23 | Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array |
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US26369594A | 1994-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | |
US263695 | 1994-06-22 |
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EP03020823A Division EP1376329A2 (en) | 1994-06-22 | 1995-02-23 | Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array |
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EP0689125A2 EP0689125A2 (en) | 1995-12-27 |
EP0689125A3 true EP0689125A3 (en) | 2000-02-23 |
EP0689125B1 EP0689125B1 (en) | 2004-11-17 |
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EP95102589A Expired - Lifetime EP0689125B1 (en) | 1994-06-22 | 1995-02-23 | Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array |
EP03020823A Withdrawn EP1376329A2 (en) | 1994-06-22 | 1995-02-23 | Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array |
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EP03020823A Withdrawn EP1376329A2 (en) | 1994-06-22 | 1995-02-23 | Method of utilizing storage disks of differing capacity in a single storage volume in a hierarchic disk array |
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US (1) | US5696934A (en) |
EP (2) | EP0689125B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3792269B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69533764T2 (en) |
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